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carnallite

carnallite noun: an evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl₃·6H₂O.

carnallite: an evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical...
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Noun

carnallite (countable and uncountable, plural carnallites)

  1. An evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl₃·6H₂O.

carnallite meaning in Tamil

carnallite in Tamil

காணலைற்று

Forms of carnallite

pluralcarnallites

Origin of carnallite

Named after the mineralogist Von Carnall (1804-74), + -ite.

Questions about carnallite

What does carnallite mean?
Carnallite means an evaporite composed of a mixture of potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, with the chemical formula KMgCl₃·6H₂O.
What is carnallite in Tamil?
Carnallite in Tamil is காணலைற்று. See Carnallite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carnallite?
Carnallite is a noun.
What is the plural of carnallite?
The plural of carnallite is carnallites.

Words near carnallite in the dictionary

  1. carnalize
  2. carnalized
  3. carnalizes
  4. carnalizing
  5. carnall
  6. carnallite
  7. carnallites
  8. carnallitic
  9. carnally
  10. carnalness
  11. carnap

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